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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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Table No. 11.
Intimations
| Sohedule of Nuisances. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Part of the house in a dirty condition | 1005 | 546 |
| 2 „ damp „ | 202 | 97 |
| 3 Roof defective | 868 | 375 |
| 4 Guttering defective | 129 | 64 |
| 5 Water fittings defective | 341 | 107 |
| 6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 14 | 5 |
| 7 ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 43 | 18 |
| 8 Water-closet basin foul | 80 | 48 |
| 9 „ ,, defective | 125 | 30 |
| 10 ,, ,, choked | 159 | 23 |
| 11 Urinal in a foul condition | 2 | – |
| 12 Privy in a foul condition | – | –__ |
| 13 Soil pipe defective | 27 | 9 |
| 14 ,, unventilated | 11 | 8 |
| 15 ,, improperly ventilated | 2 | 1 |
| 16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 10 | 4 |
| 17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 6 | 2 |
| 18 ,, ,, defective | 88 | 44 |
| 19 „ ,, foul | 25 | 4 |
| 20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 4 | 2 |
| 21 Drain defective | 110 | 46 |
| 22 „ „ stopped | 164 | 25 |
| 23 ,, ventilating pipe defective | 38 | 20 |
| 24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 12 | 4 |
| 25 ,, „ defective | 175 | 83 |
| 26 Unpaved condition of roadway | – | – |
| 27 Undrained ,, ,, | 1 | — |
| 28 Area or part unpaved | 3 | — |
| 29 ,, undrained | – | — |
| 30 Yard or space unpaved | 5 | 1 |
| 31 ,, ,, undrained | – | — |
| 32 Defective condition of washhouse paving | 55 | 31 |
| 33 Dust-bin defective | 318 | 127 |
| 34 ,, in an improper position | 2 | — |
| 35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 17 | — |
| 36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 117 | 37 |
| 37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 25 | 5 |
| 38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 22 | 18 |
| 39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor in sufficiently ventilated | 26 | 9 |
| 40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 5 | 1 |
| 41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 2 | – |
| 42 Tent, van, shed, or similar structure used as a human habitation which is in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates | – | – |
| 43 Other nuisances | 379 | 142 |
| Total | 4617 | 1931 |
Table No. 12.
| Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Overcrowding | 6 | – |
| 2 Inadequate water supply | – | – |
| 3 Contaminated water supply | – | – |
| 4 Foul closet, basin or trap | 18 | – |
| 5 Want of means of ventilation | – | – |
| 6 Want of annual cleansing | 4 | – |
| 7 Want of cleansing of the part or parts of premises used in common | 338 | 134 |
| 8 „ ,, in sole use | 370 | 156 |
| 9 Want of cleansing of the room or part of the dwelling | 20 | 12 |
| 10 Animals improperly kept | 1 | – |
| 11 Other breaches | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 764 | 306 |